EPTGoodbyes, Infinity Seven, and my time in SC2 - Page 5
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Balgrog
United States1221 Posts
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shell
Portugal2722 Posts
You did fine, not much people did better then you in this position. If you look at the top 10/20 SC2 foreign teams, most of them if not all of them, are multi-gaming teams that exist for years.. I don't think any team besides Axiom doesn't have more then 5/6 years or they have a very strong sponsor backing like Acer. It's really hard to create something from scratch and have success and it's even harder do keep up there with the best year after year! GG take care of yourself | ||
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Grettin
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iS.zemotion
United States246 Posts
On November 14 2013 15:04 synapse wrote: oh wait a second youre the same zemotion as on deviantart? mind blown Yup yup ^^ On November 14 2013 15:07 thundertoss wrote: many many good memories. ^_^ BBQ! On November 14 2013 15:30 Torte de Lini wrote: Loved iS, I miss Tuxedomask and jEcho and Ryan, etc. Miss them too  On November 14 2013 15:30 ktsalz wrote: Oh god, all the emotions. Trying to find the right words and failing miserably, so I'll keep it short. This past year has had its ups and downs, but all in all it was an incredible experience. I feel so fortunate to have been given the opportunity to be a part of iS. We were more like a family than a team most of the time, which is what makes this especially hard. Many thanks to all of our friends and fans that supported us and cheered us on, we couldn't have done it without you! And of course a million thanks to Jingna for putting so much of your time and energy into the team, really hope to keep seeing you at future events! Thank you so much for all your hardwork!!! I know how hard it is and I really appreciate all that you've done for us! U_U On November 14 2013 16:35 yawnoC wrote: You are the best zemotion ♥ Sad to see iS leave but happy they were around. Thanks <3 On November 14 2013 17:03 ASasquatch wrote: Nice blog  I'll always remember iS as the team in ESEA that everyone was scared of and didn't want to play!Lol thanks!! Nice to be remembered this way  On November 14 2013 17:21 Nikoras wrote: You were the only one to get a picture of me in the booth when I played vs Puzzle at MLG Providence! Thanks so much! Love temp0 and my baby boy Zoia, thanks for giving them a team to live on. :D! | ||
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iS.zemotion
United States246 Posts
On November 14 2013 18:44 Liquid`Nazgul wrote: Happy for you this finally gets some closure. You've been an awesome part of this scene. <3 On November 14 2013 19:43 SpeaKEaSY wrote: Wish you the best, and remember even if you have some cloudy days, having gotten to know a little about you as a person over the past couple of years has led me to believe you'll have a really bright future in store for you Thanks =D On November 14 2013 20:40 Noytron wrote: Quite thankfull you made iS you guys have brought some amazing things to the community good luck furthere on !Thank you! On November 14 2013 21:26 Soe wrote: Thank you very much for sharing all this with us...It takes a big person to do so. I can only speak for myself, but I am somewhat convinced it is the opinion of many when I say: You inspired me. Your work, attitude, talent and overall persona is unique in every single way and I feel very fortunate that we had someone like you within the community. Words like this make me feel that things I do aren't completely a waste, if it in any ways helped someone else a little. Thank you so much U_U On November 14 2013 21:53 IMinato wrote: Still got nothing but love for you Zemotion All hail the mighty gundam queen! I'll pilot one one day!! On November 14 2013 23:24 FrodaN wrote: Just the sheer number of community people posting their support says many words about the team. I know, it means a lot to me. Thanks! On November 15 2013 01:36 nhigtmaer wrote: Do you remember the guy with the Zerg tee shirt who asked for your autograph during Cosfest Singapore? I still remember how shy I was talking to you. It really pains me to see iS go like this. iS always had a special place in my heart. I wish you and the rest of the iS team the best of luck in your future endeavours! Always looking forward to your published photobooks  I do! Thank you!! On November 15 2013 02:05 TheRealNanMan wrote: I had a great time getting to know the players on Infinity Seven over the last couple years by seeing them at events or having them on Sc2 Up & Coming. I just wish I could have gotten to know all the management Thanks for taking the time to post all this up Jingna! Best of luck to you and all the iS guys! Tough to get to know everyone but appreciate you making the effort! Thanks for the support! | ||
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iS.zemotion
United States246 Posts
On November 15 2013 02:41 Liquid`Jinro wrote: Great read. I think you guys came pretty damn far to be honest. Victor would bring you guys up occasionally as an example of how to behave when we whined about some kind of condition being unfavorable (I forget which event but I remember someone complaining about hotel situation and he brought up you guys all sharing a room and his old brontosaurus days of sleeping on a LAN floor etc). Best of luck moving forward, although with your level of talent I dont suppose you will need too much of it (not that you can really ever have too much I guess). Hahaha aww Victor. I love him. Gotta do what you gotta do when short on money I guess. Honestly it's probably the only times I've slept on hotel floors, but it was so worth it taking care of the players XD Yes more luck never hurt, thanks!! =D =D On November 15 2013 02:44 Balgrog wrote: Hey man, you gave it your all on trying to reach a dream, very few people can honestly say that! Just hurts failing so hard and I hate failing. But yes, to look at it positively, I'm proud of having tried it. Thank you!On November 15 2013 03:31 shell wrote: You did fine, not much people did better then you in this position. If you look at the top 10/20 SC2 foreign teams, most of them if not all of them, are multi-gaming teams that exist for years.. I don't think any team besides Axiom doesn't have more then 5/6 years or they have a very strong sponsor backing like Acer. It's really hard to create something from scratch and have success and it's even harder do keep up there with the best year after year! GG take care of yourself It is, and it was a great experience. Thank you for the kind words! And I pretty much said it before but like thank you everybody who left kind words here and on Reddit and Twitter. <3 you guys all <3 <3 <3 | ||
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Cornix
United States220 Posts
Infinity Seven was a great team, and one of the best in NA, there's no doubt about that. I wish circumstances had been slightly more fortuitous for the team, but the team did an excellent job. (I had to write "lost to (x) korean" every time I talked about someone getting knocked out of a tournament, they didn't seem to lose to anyone else) Jingna I want to thank you for creating the team and environment that not only gave me an underdog to root for constantly, but also to get to interact with such amazing people. -SunnY | ||
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Tanner
United States38 Posts
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iS.zemotion
United States246 Posts
On November 15 2013 04:35 Cornix wrote: I never really got to interact with Jinga herself much (I believe I talked to her twice), but my experiences with infinity seven were all amazing and positive. Getting to pay close attention to the team and see behind the doors a bit really reinforced my opinion that they were filled with top level talent and were overall a great team. The staff for the past year or so has tried so hard to hold on to the team and build it up even as the North American scene itself seems to crumble away, while the end result is heartbreaking in my short and limited exposure to the team I met some great people and had a lot of fun. Infinity Seven was a great team, and one of the best in NA, there's no doubt about that. I wish circumstances had been slightly more fortuitous for the team, but the team did an excellent job. (I had to write "lost to (x) korean" every time I talked about someone getting knocked out of a tournament, they didn't seem to lose to anyone else) Jingna I want to thank you for creating the team and environment that not only gave me an underdog to root for constantly, but also to get to interact with such amazing people. -SunnY Thank you so much. Thank you for the hard work you put in too! Super appreciate it and good luck in what you're doing as well! <3 On November 15 2013 06:33 Tanner wrote: Crazymoving I'm sorry | ||
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Juliette
United States6003 Posts
ive seen pictures you've shot pop up on my personal (nothing esports/internet related) tumblr feed and im like 'WOAH THAT IS SO COOL I SORTA KNOW HER THROUGH ESPORTS' keep it up ^_^. its really cool to see your projects enter my (and presumably others) lives outside of esports. pls keep strong | ||
Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33723 Posts
On November 15 2013 03:31 shell wrote: I read it all and it was nice to get to know you a little bit! You did fine, not much people did better then you in this position. If you look at the top 10/20 SC2 foreign teams, most of them if not all of them, are multi-gaming teams that exist for years.. I don't think any team besides Axiom doesn't have more then 5/6 years or they have a very strong sponsor backing like Acer. It's really hard to create something from scratch and have success and it's even harder do keep up there with the best year after year! GG take care of yourself This is a great point too. | ||
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chobopeon
United States7342 Posts
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
I remember my first MLG Anaheim with the team, still wondering if Infinity Seven instead of oTL (as the clan channel was back then) was a name I could go along with (it grew on me) ... trying to do dates on it, I think it was MLG Anaheim 2011. I am really terrible with dates. I was posting to iS's twitter all the players advancing, cheering on Edge and daisuki. I was also posting on liquipedia and liquipedia irc trying to make sense of MLG's shifting tournament brackets and the "Open Brackets" who was advancing and what notable Koreans were doing. Trying to recharge the phone that kept on draining. Hanging with shindigs and GHOSTCLAW. You just can't ever replace those memories, they will remain. Even if Hot Bid only knows you as "I S GUY" in mafia. (And, let the record show, Team Krukar did lose that mafia round to the town. Infinity Seven victorious). Driving around jingna, jecho, adam, owmygroin and edge in my beat up Explorer ... then Axslav and Pyre the next year. eSports on California freeways at 10pm 11pm. The one trip to Santa Monica as well. I can't really remember a better team that liked to talk about esports, gaming, and life. There was never a dull moment (Apart from some of the downtime at NASL 1 & 2 ... Ontario aint a happening place). Then, work got a lot tougher and I couldn't maintain commitments to updates or social media and had to back down from all the promises made then. Even as iS continued and grew, I had to fade away. I guess that last vignette was the barbecue at ttoss's place with all the guys, and watching Prometheus together. Whittier eSports. And DANG, Richard does some mean pork ribs with all the fixings. We even had then-Quantic Apocalypse and theognis for that one. You only get to know gamers during the downtime. The peaks of eSports are the sheer fervor of the volunteer efforts to organize players, events, sponsors, and the rest. Creativity in the "young people" 16-35 crowd (generalizing) propelling efforts forward with great force. The valleys are when you have to say goodbye to a team you had a connection to. The connection happened by chance when Battle.net 2.0's introduced chat channels (Protoss Strategy Pubchat Represent!) and oTL separate channel. I don't want to drone on about my personal experiences in SC2 eSports, so I'll end it here. It was a pleasure hanging with and helping Infinity Seven, and I'm thankful for the experiences oTLJinn. | ||
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KoDo
United States683 Posts
P.S. Jingna was honestly worried about no one caring about iS disbanding when she was drafting up her blog. Thanks again for all the support! | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
Staff: Alpesh, Anele, Brad, Boudi, Katie, Marshall, Nic, Thundertoss, Solo, Torte de Lini, Yankun, Zoia, and me! Can't believe you credited me, I am so honored. | ||
CosmicSpiral
United States15275 Posts
You've always been a source of inspiration for me as someone who wants to be an artist and a contributor to the SC2 scene. Shooting for Harper's Bazaar and Picture, just wow! I only hope I can meet you one day and hear all your experiences as a photographer. <3 + Show Spoiler + I thought I saw you at IEM New York behind the player lounge but it turned out to be just some other photographer. @_@ | ||
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iS.zemotion
United States246 Posts
On November 15 2013 09:51 Juliette wrote: keep it up ^_^. its really cool to see your projects enter my (and presumably others) lives outside of esports. pls keep strong =DDD Will do! On November 15 2013 16:39 chobopeon wrote: still the best photog in esports Awww you. On November 15 2013 17:05 Danglars wrote: It was a pleasure hanging with and helping Infinity Seven, and I'm thankful for the experiences oTLJinn. We appreciate your help! :D On November 15 2013 23:19 KoDo wrote: Being one of the first managers of the team (iS.Detox) I've naturally been constantly refreshing and reading all the posts in the little spare time I've had. Thanks for all of the positive support, it means a lot to everyone involved with the team in these past few years. I know Jingna and I both had a lot of regrets and feelings of shortcomings with the organization. Her battling through her problems and me having to leave the team high and dry because of medical school. However, these posts have really put things into a bit of perspective (even if some of them have been a bit exaggerated to be nice haha). P.S. Jingna was honestly worried about no one caring about iS disbanding when she was drafting up her blog. Thanks again for all the support! Pshhh wasn't worried!! Was just saying maybe no one would care but I wanted to write it anyway U_U On November 16 2013 04:41 Torte de Lini wrote: Can't believe you credited me, I am so honored. It's hard work! I've done every role besides player so I know. =D On November 16 2013 13:24 CosmicSpiral wrote: I know you get awfully down about what you perceive as a failure, but you've done what very few people have been able to accomplish. You organized an entire organization from scratch and guided it into a notable force within the NA scene. That's pretty damn remarkable considering the lack of former BW pros, long history, or boatloads of money. I'll never forget watching Crazymoving's amazing run at MLG and realizing I was watching a rising star in action (if only things coincided better for him...). Even if everything fell apart at the end it was a brave risk to take. Never be ashamed of that. You've always been a source of inspiration for me as someone who wants to be an artist and a contributor to the SC2 scene. Shooting for Harper's Bazaar and Picture, just wow! I only hope I can meet you one day and hear all your experiences as a photographer. <3 I wanted to see how far I could go I guess. Only makes me admire my mother more for how far she managed to push myself and my teammates as shooters from zero too. It was a great experience. And omg watching Crazymoving's run was so nerve-wreaking! Thank you so much for the kind words and good luck in what you're doing as well, never give up! <3 | ||
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Tubesock
United States2726 Posts
I was lucky enough to meet you in the oTL days in game and then in Singapore once for lunch. I always followed your team and even though I had/have nothing to do with you guys I'd feel proud during your team wins and watching iS on Gomtv was Crazy awesome. If you're back in Singapore, I hope that we can grab a drink (I'm the vodka guy) and I'll buy you some of my booze. Anyway, like many I'm sad to see iS go. I do know that you'll move on to impact the world in other ways. | ||
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Paljas
Germany6926 Posts
I wish you best of luck in the future. | ||
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Obeast96
United States106 Posts
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